Bedfordshire (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Bedfordshire

I am for Bedfordshire, i.e. for going to bed.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

Bed * Bedizened

Nearby

Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

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Beast
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Becalmed
Beck
Bed
Bedfordshire
Bedizened
Bed-Maker
Beef
Beef Eater
Beetle-browed
Beetle-headed
Beggar Maker
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Beilby’s Ball
Belch